# The Carriage by Air and Road Act 1979 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1980, Note: Explanatory note


This Order brings into force on 28th December 1980 the provisions of the Carriage by Air and Road Act 1979 specified in the Schedule to the Order as a consequence of the entry into force on that date of a Protocol of the 5th July 1978 to the Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) (Cmnd. 7480). The Protocol introduces a new unit of account for the purposes of the Convention.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1980/1966/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/carriage-by-air-and-road-act-1979-commencement-no-1-order-1980/note
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